What is a specialty crop? Are there any in our area? What is the purpose of growing a specialty crop? Open this blog to take the survery before heading home for the summer. Click here to take the survey before heading home for the summer.  

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  What's Your SuperPower? On Friday, May 17th, Whitley Elementary Preschool students in Mrs. Helton's class entered SuperHero Academy. They made SuperHero masks; practiced their SuperHero skills in physical education by going through an obstacle course; strengthened their SuperHero Vision through visual learning; battled the Evildoers, through character education; and traveled through the Batcave through cognitive learning skills. They had a...

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  Storytime with Hiro This year Pearl Haskew Elementary achieved Master School Status. This means that at least 85% of the classrooms were Model or Master Classrooms and at least 60% of those are Master Classrooms. As a result of that, PHES will have a school-wide AR End of the Year Celebration. The theme for this year was “On Fire for Reading”. On May 17th, the Mobile County Water, Sewer, and Fire Protection Authority’s Fire Chief,...

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Recently, the Vigor High School faculty and staff recognized members of its Parenting Advisory Board, PTO Board and Parent Volunteers.  The parents were awarded Certificates of Appreciation, Volunteer Leadership Medals and a special gift from the school and students. School principal, Mr. Edwards appreciates the large amount of parental support, stating "Vigor parents are dedicated to helping the school succeed and soar to higher heights".  Parent Program Manager,...

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At just nine years old Ryan Varnado has run more miles than the average family station wagon. He is currently a student in the fourth grade at Elsie Collier Elementary where he is a member of the National Elementary Junior Honor Society as well as the Collier Cruisers running team. However, his most recent accomplishment is what sets him apart from the average 4th grader. As of 8:00 am on May 9, Ryan broke the all-time record for miles completed in a school year at Collier Elementary....

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With the news that Principal Luann Rice would be retiring this year, the teachers, staff and students at J. E. Turner Elementary School decided that after Rice’s service to the students of Mobile County since 1981, they needed to send Ms. Rice off in style. Wanting to make something personal, they created a skit and lip dub based on Ms. Rice’s favorite movie, The Wizard of Oz. The video begins with Ms. Rice, played by second grade teacher Colette Jackson, having a very bad day. Ms....

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  On May 8, the Causey Middle School Band served as the “welcome home” entertainment for the Honor Flight 9 veterans. The band started playing at 7:00 P.M. and played on through 9:00 p.m., entertaining the large crowd. Patriotic songs, as well as “era appropriate” music was played by the Causey Band to an enthusiastic crowd. The band received many kind compliments from the veterans and spectators that were there. This was the...

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Juniors Janeika Davis-Williams, Kayla Reiss, Chelsea Collins, & Ashleigh Turner working on a robot Blount High School Physics students went on a field trip to Dauphin Island to build underwater robots. This was a course offered by the Dauphin Island Sea Lab and funded by the BP Restore Fund. After a short introduction to the use of robots in the Gulf of Mexico, the students designed and built structures from PVC pipes that operated as underwater robots....

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The Mobile County Public School System is making national news by working to support and improve the health of our children and our community. At all 89 of Mobile County’s public schools, healthy items are featured on the cafeteria menus daily and physical education and activity are being emphasized. It’s part of the Healthier U.S. Schools Challenge (HUSSC). The Mobile County Public School System is the only school system in Alabama where all schools have received USDA recognition,...

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